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Fighting Cancer, Facing Deportation and Denied Health Care
Francisco Barahona is recovering at home with a shattered arm after Surrey Memorial Hospital, he says, refused to treat him on the weekend because of unpaid past bills. The 53-year-old’s health has been deteriorating over the past three years as a cancer hollowed out his bones and he couldn’t afford health care. Now the government…
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Seven Toronto cops charged in corruption, organized crime investigation: York police
Seven Toronto police officers and one retired officer are among 27 suspects facing charges in an organized crime and corruption investigation that the chief says has shaken the “very foundation” of public trust in his force. “No corner of society is immune from the reach of organized crime,” Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw said at…
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Tennessee appeals court says school shooter’s writings can be made public
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville can be made available to the public, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday. The ruling is part of a yearslong dispute over public records surrounding the 2023 shooting that…
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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her from the central bank. In a brief unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over Republican President Donald…
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First Nations group questions audit that found $34M in questionable spending
An advocacy group representing First Nations in Saskatchewan is firing back after a forensic audit found more than $34 million in questionable, unsupported or ineligible spending over five years. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations responded to the results of a recent forensic audit saying it has a robust system of financial management, accountability and…
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UN appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan
SLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban on Tuesday to restore internet and telecommunications access across the country, saying the blackout imposed by the government in Kabul has left the nation almost entirely cut off from the outside world. The outage, reported Monday, was the first nationwide shutdown since the…
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Iowa schools leader held by ICE steps down as he fights deportation
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines public schools superintendent who has been detained by immigration authorities submitted his resignation Tuesday while he focuses on challenging his looming deportation, his lawyer said. Ian Roberts had been under the impression from a prior attorney that his immigration case was “resolved successfully,” said attorney Alfredo Parrish.…
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A glimpse of Trudeau’s congratulatory call that might have been to Kamala Harris
Justin Trudeau had clear guidance on what to say early last November in the event he should pick up the phone to congratulate Kamala Harris on becoming the first woman president of the United States. Advisers suggested he remind Harris of their most recent meeting at a conference in Pennsylvania the previous May. “When we…
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FTC sues Zillow and Redfin over deal it accuses of supressing competition in rental ads
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing Zillow and Redfin, accusing the real estate companies of entering what the regulator says is an illegal deal to suppress competition in online rental advertising. In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, the FTC alleges that this agreement started in February — when Zillow paid…
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Lawsuit accuses firearms group of using gun owners’ personal data to tailor political ads
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A firearms industry trade and lobbying organization secretly built a database containing the personal information of millions of gun owners and used the data to reach gun rights supporters with political ads dating back to the 2000 elections, according to a new lawsuit. The suit against the National Shooting Sports Foundation,…
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Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money or work in exchange for sexual interactions
After weeks of scraping by to feed her six children in Gaza, the 38-year-old woman thought she’d found a lifeline. At a shelter, a friend told her about a man who could help with food, aid, maybe even a job. The woman — separated from her husband, and forced to shutter the business that once…